Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1931, Page 51

WOMAN’S PAGE. Children’s Decorative Ideas BY MARY MARSHALL. UNNIES, chickens, kittens or ducks-—you'll find them all well represented in the shops and departments where you go to buy clothes for bables and very \ttle folks. This season they are es- pecially well represented and if you want your baby’s wardrobe to be really up-to-date be sure that these small YOUR BABY AND MINE MRYTLE ME Deaf Ears Desirable. Any mother may well be suspicious of advice which runs counter to that of authorities. Babies are no longer fed by instinct. nor is a food or a method of feeding harmless or val- uable simply because it didn't kill some baby who was subjected to it. Any neighbor or relative or friend who tells a mother something which is not advocated by an authority can be given the benefit of deaf ears. In fact, deaf ears are a good fixture for the young mother. She hears more that is valueless than valuable. After years of reading letters from mothers Who write, “they say.” or “some one told me,” I am convinced that every- thing bordering on the superstitio: the ignorant, and the absurd is per- petuated in that way. Mrs. J. L. D. is having her ears filled with nonsensical ideas about feeding. “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits Schpol Papers. From i i il > THE PARTS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ARE THE SKIN, DUCKS UNDER THE ARMS, AND SOLES OF THE FEET. Correct the sentence, “My mother's taste is better than her sister.” mother’s taste is better than my aunt’s.” The French Revolution was caused by overcharging taxies. The catacombs were where the early Christians lived when they were put to death by Nero. After undue exposure to air, fatty substances become som. One puts food in to the ice-box be- because of the low climate there. ' He played the part of the Englishman fine, but he would have looked more natural with & molecule. One of the three the Civil Vv clouds atop ve battles of Teapot Dome. irht, 1931.) creatures are part of the decorative scheme, On blankets, crib covers, carriage robes and bonnets you may use ap- plique animals cut from white eider- down. Turn in the edges and sew into place around the edges, taking care that your stitches are small enough to hide unseen in the soft ma- terial. | On knitted sweaters or caps the dec- oration can be made with cross- stitches done in heavy silkk or fine wool yarn in contrasting color. On a white sweater you may work with yel- low, red, pink or blue, while a tan or| beigs sweater may be trimmed wlthl brown. H Simply thread the yarn or silk into| a coarse needle and work the cross-| stitches as you would on linen, taking one cross-stitch in each stitch of the knitting The ciagram shows how to take the cross-stitches for a duck 2 inches in width. If you are uninter-: ested in ducks and prefer some other device, you can work out the arrange- ment of cross-stitches without too great difficulty. Simply draw inter- secting lines on & piece of paper and then experiment with the crosses um,lll you have a design that pleases you. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Conquest of Fear. All about you, you find men fight- ing fears and trying to escape direful forcbodings. This can only mean that | they do not understand the world of | | everydey affairs in which they find| themaclves. Within yourself, also. you recognize anxieties, doubts, bewilder-{ ments, guesses and suspicions. This | means that you have not conguercd vour feelings. Self-mastery is equiv- alent to a conquest of fear. We usually try to argue our fears) out of our system. That will never| do. Our feelings seem to increase in| intensity as we try to put them dawn with logic. Most fears are silly. Only a very few are logically valid, as this world goes. Most of the impending evils you think of fade into thin air. was fought above the It has been said that the best way to conquer fear is to laugh at it. While | | this formula doesn't always work, it | works more than 50 per cent of the | time. The sense of this argument is_this. Fear is a feeling of inadequacy. When you laugh. vou have a sense of su- periority over the thing you laugh at. If you can find A way to laugh sin- cerely at your fears, you will conquer them. i (Copyright, 1931.) ER ELDRED. She says: “I have written you once be- | fore for leaflets and found them very helpful As I have no mother to whom to go for information, I don't know what to do now. A friend of mine, who has a bottle-fed baby 6 months old. told me not to feed my baby vegetables, as | they gripe a baby. This same lady told | me to feed the baby boiled bread and | milk with some water in it. My hnby‘ is 6 months old and weighs 17 pounds. She is breast fed. At 2 weeks I start- ed orange julce, but it constipated her | | so that she never had a natural move- | ment. Even an enema didn't always | help. This woman said to give her prune juice. She has been fine since | then. T would be grateful for any ad- | vice you can give me, as my baby's | health js very important to me.” | The best advice I can give you is to | get all your information about feeding from feeding authorities. Experience alone is not a sound enough basis upon which to spread diet information. | The diet of a 6-month-old baby con- tains orange juice, cod liver oil, vege- tables and cereals. It is possible that this mother started vegetables in too large quantities or gave them un- sieved, resulting in excessive bowel ac- | tivity. A certain amount of roughage is one of the excellent features of vege- tables. If properly fed, the baby re- ceives them in such small quantities at ! first that he grows used to their effect | gradually. Orange juice is not only valuable for | its laxative qualities, but is essential in the diet for its vitamin C properties. | Prune juice is laxative in effect, but cannot substitute for orange juice in the diet. I have no answer to why a baby should be constipated after tak- ing orange juice, but my guess is that at 2 weeks other factors were probably | at fault. At any rate, orange or to- | mato juice, both of which are high in vitamin C, is necessary for the well fed baby. | Boiled bread is neither as good mnor | as appetizing for a cereal as fine wheat preparations or oatmeal. The informa- tion on how to prepare the early ce- reals and when to feed them is in- cluded in my leaflet, “Feeding From 2 to 12 Months.” If you have this leaflet, you are disregarding its very definite advice. If you do not have a copy, I hope you'll send me a self- addressed, stamped envelope for it. Address your request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred, “Your Baby and Mine” depart- ment of this newspaper. GRAPEFRUIT TREE-RIPENED WHOLESOME DELICIOUS R coO. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931. NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Tllustrations By Mary Foley. WOODCHUCK. N Candlemas day it is sald that the woodchuck, or the ground- hog, comes out of his Winter quarters to decide about the weather, and if he sees his shadow he knows there will be six weeks of weather in which it is unfit for a groundhog to step out. The woodchuck has lost his sense of fear which his ancestors were in bond- age to, because of the scarcity of wolves, foxes and wildcats. Only man and his too-inquisitive dog are about to disturb his peace of mind. The home is established near a fence or a pile of stones, and you can readily locate the front coor to his domicile because he has left the evidence of his excavation about. There are two or more secret exits at the rear, however, and they are hard to find. You can tell when they are “in residence” by listening at their front door, and boys know just how to roll a stone into their front hall. Sometimes there are two large rooms leading from the main hall. The com- fort of the dugout is enhanced by lin- ing the walls with soft grass. The mother, father and five children spend their da{l together, resting. At night they go forth to steal and plunder. Besides being clever hunters and fighters, when the chase gets too close the whole family can climb a tree. They are very fond of peaches and melons, the grasses and vegetables. Their skin is very loose. In August the woodchuck begins to take on flesh, and sees how much he | can increase his girth. The first sign of cold weather sees the woodchuck family interning for the Winter. They sleep and live on their “fat.” Only a faint heart beat indicates the occu- | pants of the underground home are | alive. By March they are a lean and | hungry lot. and when they step out it | 15 food they are after. | A grown woodchuck is about two feet | long, a dark grizzly brown, with under- parts of his body a reddish color. His feet are black, his coat of fur is coarse | and thick. His hind legs and feet are | longer than the front ones. Both pairs | are adapted for digging. The ears are rounded and are closed when the dig- ging is going on. Bright-eyed and cagerl)‘ looking about, with his bushy | tall swishing about, the woodchuck | raises himself on his hind legs and tail | to scan the landscape. He is a noisy eater, and gives out grunts of supreme satisfaction as he munches his food. When fighting he | growls and when feeling at peace with the world he whistles. He is friendly | and very fond of music. In May the baby ‘chucklets” are born, and the last of June the five children follow their mother about. They are roly-poly little bables, and squeal and chuck at a great rate. Late in August the young woodchucks are busily engaged in courting, and pretty soon they are digging away &t the en- trance door of their subway dwelling. And who can tell “how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a wood- | chuck could chuck wood?” (Copyright, 1931.) | One railway in Britain will apend} $25,000,000 in construction and im- provements this Winter. Mrs. Sarahann Howes, oldest resident of Cambridge, England, has just cele- brated her 101st birthday anniversary. - DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX 5 arents, but my mother is always urging me to get married and telling me- that T will syoh be an oid maid if I don't hurry up. I want to marry some day, but not now. I am interested in my work, I go to night school, am trying to improve myself, and am having a fine time with plenty of dates and amusement, Why can't my mother let me enjoy my girlhood and wait until Mr. Right comes along, which he hasn't done as yet? Or is my mother right and should I be thinking of & home?—R, EAR MISS DIX—Why are mothers so anxious to get their daugh- Gers tpunerinx Do they want to be rid of them? Or is i that they like to think they have landed a man? I am 23, have a good job and am self-supporting, so I am no expense to my ANEWIR: At 23 you are just beginning to be old enough to be think- ing about getting married. If all girls would wait until they are your age, or over, before they picked out their mates there wouldn't be 50 many misfit marriages nor so many divorces. No girl is really grown up until she is 23 or 24. It takes her until that time go come toy geruel( n‘:’nd to know what she wants in a husband. Also, if a girl marries before she has nad any girlhood she always feels that she has missed something that she regrets as long as she lives. If you notice, you will see that the women who at middle age get fiirtatious and have silly crushes on movie actors that they never see in the flesh and who get into compromising affairs with drummers or gigolos or the grocery boy are almost invariably women who married too young and who never had any playtime in their youth. THE: happiest and most contented wives and mothers are the women who do not marry until they have had their fill of dancing and love- making and running about and who are ready to settle down and be good wives and mothers and who get & Kick out of making a home. Bo you are very wise not to rush prematurely into matrimony, and you will be still wiser if you do not let your mother stampede you into marrying some man you don't really care for by holding the threat of old maidenhood over you. After all, there is no siigma in being a spinster, nor does it offer a forlorn life now as it used to in the old days. THE modern bachelor girl is oftener to be envied than pitied. She has her work, her own pocketbook and her own latch key, a thousand varied interests and amusements, and nine times out of ten she is a cheerier, happier, better-dressed and younger-looking woman than her married sister, Of course for a woman to be ideally married to a man who loves her and whom she loves and respects and who is generous and kind and tender and sympathetic and a good provider is the happlest lot that can fall to a woman, but not many women are lucky enough to draw these mat- rimonial prizes and the old maid at least plays safe. If she doesn't get a Prince Charming she escapes, anyway, the grouch, the tightwad, the drunkard and the philanderer. As to why mothers are so anxious to get their daughters married, nobody really knows, not even the mothers. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1931) SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAUCETT. THE TALLEST FEMININE STAR N DICTURES, WEARS' A SIZE FOUR SHOE. EAT RY-KRISP—always! These crisp, crunchy wafers with Vi('k‘ t (l;lan Help s Mothers Solve Problem of Colds Mothers Adopt Plan By the Makers of Vicks VapoRub for Better “Control-of-Colds"” in the Home Made Possible’ By New Product Based On New Idea for Pre- venting Colds — Reduces the Family’s “Colds-Tax,” in Money, Loss of Time and Health. Every mother is taxed with the prob- lem of colds—especially the frequent colds of children. And the family bud- get is taxed by their costs—in money, Jost time and health. It is good news indeed, then, that the makers of Vicks ‘VapoRub have perfected a Plan for bet- ter “Control-of-Colds” in the home ‘The Plan means fewer, less severe colds —and real reduction df the burdensome family “Colds-Tax.” Trial Offer to Vick Users. The Vick Plan is introduced along Wwith the new Vicks Nose and Throat Drops, based on a new idea for “pre- venting” colds—companion product to Vicks VapoRub, the modern, external way of “treating” colds. Get a bottle of the new preparation and use it with ‘VapoRub as directed below. Unless you sre delighted with results, your drug- @lst 1s authorized to refund your money. 1 Here, briefly, is the Vick Plan for better “Control-of-Golds": 1.—Before a Cold Starts. When children come in sniffing and sneezing, apply a few Vicks Drops up each nostril. Use the Drops yourself at that first scratchy, sneezy irritation of the nose or upper throat—Nature's warning that you are “catching cold.” If you or the children catch cold easily, use the Drops after exposure to any condition you know is apt to be fol- lowed by a cold—dry, over-heated rooms —indoor crowds—sudden changes, wet or vold—dust and smoke—et>., etc.— and there is the slightest stuffiness. Used in time, many colds can be avoided. 2.—After a Cold Starts. At night, massage the throat and chest well with Vicks VapoRub. Spread on thick and cover with warm flannel. Leave bed clothing loose around the neck so that the medicated vapors aris- ing can be inhaled all night long. Dur= ing the day—any time, any place—use Vicks Drops as needed for ease and comfort. This gives you full 24-hour treatment—and without the risks of constant internal ‘4osing,” so often up- sectting to digestion, especially the deli= cm‘ igestions of children—Advertises men the tempting whole rye flavor actually help you to stay slim—because they help to keep you fit! Ry-Krisp wafers are equally popular with people who must watch their weight—and those who needn’t. That’s because they’re so delicious with all kinds of food —unusual enough to be in- teresting with every meall Breakfast— As toast, with coffee and fruits Lunch—As an open sandwich, with soup Dinner—With fruit cocktail or salad Midnight Supper — With caviar or toasted cheese l SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Does you mean to say you is puttin’ pennies " in yer bank wif 'at poster lookin’ you right in yer eye? (Copyright, 1931.) WINTERTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. Every year at least one pair of cedar | waxwings braves out the Winter in ! my neighborhood. There are always a good many in Rock Creck Park that ! stay through the seasons, and, on the whole, it may be said that this hand- some fellow (who is very sociable if you put out a little food every day for 'him) is a regular Washingtonian In Spring, of course, this species be- | comes suddenly numerous, since those that have wintered farther south begin to pass through in noisy bands. Then you hear their strange, loud mating call, that sounds like “Tea-did! Tea- did!" In Summer, one easily and often dis- covers a waxwing's nest, for it is big and baggy and most elaborately made of plant fibers and plant silks or downs, the whole cunningly cemented with a low’'s nest, though not so fine. It is in Winter that I see most of the waxwing, because his modest fawn and buff plumage is not now lost in greenery but stands out boldly against the bare limb of the tree outside my window, where I hang up suet and gul out seeds and bread. He is a big ird, and no mistaking his war-like crest. The only difficulty is in distin- guishing Mr. Waxwing from his wife ‘The ‘“cedar” part of his name is de- rived from his fondness for the ber- ries of what we sometimes call the “cedar,” though juniper is a more accu- rate name for it. Juniperus virginiana as you may call it in case of dire neces- | sity, is that pyramidal tree, with red shaggy bark and sprays of evergreen foliage so dark as to look almost black. |and blue-black berries, which mayebe seen in any country landscape® about Washington, especially eastward and southeastward. Like poison ivy, it is abundant along the roadsides, and springs up in rows along the old snake-rail fences, owing to the dropping of its seeds by birds which like to perch on fences and tele- graph wires. | It has, of course. no other resem- blance to poison ivy. being a useful, lharmlm. and even ornamental tree, which yields us the household cedar oil, cedar chests and pencil stigks. The characteristic grain and color of cedar timber familiar in pencil shavings a FEATURES. Runty Carried Away. Unc' Billy Possum, peeping out from his hiding place in the old stone wall opposite Farmer Brown’s hen house, saw Farmer Brown's Boy enter and his heart sank. Runty had not come out and Unc’' Billy had grown very fond of Runty. “That II'l" rascal is sho'ly gwine to get in a peck of trouble now,” mut- tered Unc’' Bllly. “Ah feel it in mah | bones. Yes, suh, Ah feel it in mah | bones. He isn't gwine to fool Farmer | Brown’s Boy, fo' Ah done try it mah own self and it didn't work. Trouble, g fo’ that That is what comes of not minding. | Ah told him to he would be all right now and we-uns would be safe over in the Green Forest. Ah wonder what he will do when Farmer Brown's boy | finds him, fo' find him he sho'ly will.” Farmer Brown's Boy did. That sec- lond empty eggshell was right in | the nest in which Runty was hiding | under the straw. When Farmer Brown's \Boy opened the hen house door and | entered Runty couldn't see him, but he could hear him and his little heart began to thump with fright. Who was coming? He never had seen a human being “and he didn't know anything about human beings save what Unc' Billy had told him. So when the hand | of Farmer Brown's Boy began to feel | about in that nest he didn't know what |1t was, but he did know that he was | terribly frightened and he anted to | jump out and run. |~ Frightened as he was, he didn't for- get what he had been taught. No, | sir, he didn't forget. “When yo' don't know what to do just play daid,” Unc' Billy had told him over and over again. So Runty overcame his desire to jump and run and remained per- fectly still while Farmer Brown's Boy glutinous salivary excretion like a swal- | “THAT LI'L' RASCAL IS SHO'LY | GWINE TO GET IN A PECK OF TROUBLE NOW,” MUTTERED UNC'| BILLY. felt about in the straw of that nest.| It was a great temptation to bite those | exploring fingers, but Runty didn't. | “Ha!"" exclalmed Farmer Brown's| Boy as he felt the little fur-coated body. “Whom have we here?” By his funny little tail he lifted| Runty out and held him up. Runty! gave no sign of life. Farmer Brown's, Boy chuckled. “As I live,” he ex- claimed, “it is one of Unc' Billy Pos- sum’s children! What are you doing in my hen house, you littie rascal? You look to be too young to be out in the Great World ali by yourself. Did| your mammy bring: you over Are any of your brothers and sisters with you?” Of course, Runty made no reply. He was frightened almost to death by this great giant, but. frightened as he was, he didn't forget to play dead. Farmer Brown's Boy kept hold of him by his tail while he hunted that hen house BEDTIME STORIES 7% "If he had staid behind as| here? | Thornton Burgess. over thoroughly until he was sure that there were no more Possums in there. Then he collected the eggs in & basket and with this in one hand and Runty in the other left the hen house. Unc' Billy saw him come out and that his fears were realized;: Runty had been caught. But Unc’ Billy knew Farmer Brown's Boy and he didn't feel as badly as he would had it beep some one else who had caught Runty He even grinned as he saw how per | fectly Runty was playing dead. “The It'' rascal dcne remember wn* |Ah told him” muttered Unc' Bizz. | “He's smart, is that 1I'l' Possum. He | 1sn't fooling’ Parmer Brown’s Boy, but he thinks he is and Ah reckon he i | gwine to learn a lot befo’ he gets back to the Green Forest. Ah wonder what Farmer Brown's Boy will do with him. | Ah reckon Ah done got to stay around a while to help him get away if there is a chance.” Up to the house to show Mother | Brown Farmer Brown's Boy took Runty. | He held him out for her to see. “Where | did you kill him?” demanded Mother | Brown. | ~Farmer Brown's Boy chuckled. “If he |15 dead he killed himself,” he replied. | “But he isn't dead. There isn't a thing the matter with him. He is playing the old Possum trick of pretending to be |dead. I found him in the hen house. He had eaten two eggs and I guess he | went to sleep. He hasn't moved since I found him. I am going to keep him for a while for a pet.” | The old-time | Christmas thrill? THE kind of Christmas you haven't had since you were a youngster. That’s what Christ® mas is like at Chalfonte and Haddon Hall! 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